it was the tip of overseas to allow the united states -- good news is that working with various countries including yemen, the government of like the predecessor is lmuch more forward. it recognizes that al qaeda is a threat to itself. the international cooperation here means that we are getting better at thwarting these plots. but groups are still trying to. >> doesn't underline that what we will have to do is rely on intelligence? >> the information is possible and the conduct of another operation that came across. it is unclear how close to the inner circle -- it is one of the most difficult aspect because a group like al qaeda the fought together in afghanistan, it is tricky. nonetheless, because we have been able to take out so many operatives, they don't have the bench they have had before. they might be able to insert that. >> the ability to operate as a coherent structure. we see there is johann strong in afghanistan. >> where he was referring to was the circles, they probably don't have the ability to conduct the attack like at 9/11. although that there was an ambivalent view, po